As 27-year-old Jacob Dromgoole lay dying inside an ambulance after getting struck by a car, police say his girlfriend used the opportunity to steal a wallet from a paramedic who was trying to save her boyfriend's life.

Dromgoole got out of his vehicle and was hit by another car Sunday morning in Harrison Township, New Jersey.

Authorities say Dromgoole's girlfriend, 25-year-old Brittany Carulli, of Pitman, was sitting in a Gloucester County ambulance while emergency responders tried to administer medical aid to Dromgoole, who died at the scene.

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'Heartless': Police in New Jersey say Brittany Carulli, 25 (left), stole a wallet from a paramedic who was trying to save the life of her boyfriend, Jacob Dromgoole, 27 (right)

Fatal crash: Dromgoole was killed Sunday after emerging from his vehicle on Mullica Hill Road in Harrison Township, New Jersey, and getting struck by another car

Police say the following day, a female EMT reported her wallet containing credit and debit cards, driver's license and $120 in cash was missing from her purse. The purse had been in the vehicle's center console.

When questioned by police Monday, Carulli allegedly admitted she lifted the wallet and has been charged with theft.

The accident that took Jacob Dromgoole's life occurred at around 6.50am Sunday in the area of Mullica Hill Road and Zee Road.

Police say the man got out of his car for an unknown reason, crossed into the westbound lane of Mullica Hill Road and was fatally hit by a 2011 Hyundai Sonata.

The station 6ABC reported that the driver of that car remained at the scene and will not be facing any charges.